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5A Coal

Controlled by John H Parton
Hazard, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518009

5A has $73K in proposed MSHA penalties and $36K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
526
citations
159
significant & substantial
$72,681
proposed penalties
$36,045
paid to date
50% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $36,636 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
77
inspections on record
2,680
inspection hours
19.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
526 citations across 2,680 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

5A has $73K in proposed MSHA penalties and $36K outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$73K
proposed penalties
$72K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$36K
outstanding
505 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-11-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at 5A shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.70 mg/m3 (88% compliant) across 372 samples.

Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
0.70
dust avg (mg/m3)
7.83
dust max (mg/m3)
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
372
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-10-28.
Silica (quartz)
9.9
silica avg (%)
24.1
silica max (%)
33
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-10-26.
Noise
3%
over PEL
30
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-04-21.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 2,794 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,863 27 12 3433.8
2005 Q3 8,772 25 13 2850.0
2005 Q2 9,653 17 2 1761.1
2005 Q1 10,310 12 1 1163.9
2004 Q4 8,956 6 0 669.9
2004 Q3 8,886 16 7 1800.6
Show 18 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2 10,130 20 7 1974.3
2004 Q1 13,287 19 6 1430.0
2003 Q4 9,010 27 7 2996.7
2003 Q3 10,840 22 4 2029.5
2003 Q2 10,412 27 6 2593.2
2003 Q1 14,070 30 5 2132.2
2002 Q4 11,859 14 1 1180.5
2002 Q3 12,138 35 5 2883.5
2002 Q2 6,412 22 5 3431.1
2002 Q1 10,360 31 10 2992.3
2001 Q4 27,241 30 15 1101.3
2001 Q3 9,635 56 28 5812.1
2001 Q2 18,747 53 16 2827.1
2001 Q1 15,437 28 7 1813.8
2000 Q4 1,151 9 2 7819.3
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2005 · 1 incident

2003 · 4 incidents

October 2, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Parton Bros. Contracting, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING BAND OFF OF ROOFBOLTS. BAND HIT HIS HAND & CUT IT.

2001 · 4 incidents

September 18, 2001 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP PUT A BELT TOGETHER AND THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIS LEG.

September 6, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT & HE STATED HE GOT THESHOVEL HUNG UP IN THE BELT & IT TWISTED HIM AROUND.

August 16, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Gentec Processing Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CABLE AND PICKED UP A SPLICE AND GOT SHOCKED.

April 18, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Aero Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE SUPPORTING MINE ROOF BY INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, A PIECE OF RIB COAL FELL AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE BACK. (CRACKED RIBS).

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